WANQUARTER
- Robert G. Jones is the new superintendent at Hyde Correctional
Institution.

The
prison houses 750 minimum and medium custody male offenders and has 235
officers and administrative personnel. In addition to public safety,
Hyde Correctional serves the public with two Community Work Crews and
five Road Squad Units.

Jones
began his career in 1981 as a correctional officer at Caledonia
Correctional Institution, where he rose through the ranks to unit
manager in 1992. He was promoted to captain at Pasquotank Correctional
Institution in 1995, to superintendent at GatesCorrectionalCenter in 2002 and to
assistant superintendent for custody and operations at Bertie
Correctional Institution in 2005.

While
serving in the U.S. Army, Jones was a military police officer and he
attended the University
of Texas.

The
Roanoke Rapids native and his wife, Tammy, reside in
ElizabethCity. They have a daughter, Brittany, and
a son, Spencer. He enjoys hunting and golf.

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